October 28, 2007
Al Frankenstein for Senate
A Mad Scientist makes makes a political monster with 1 part comedian, 1 part author and 1 part Minnesotan. The result is Al Frankenstein...Feared on the campaign trail. A new classic vid from Steve Barone of MinnieIndie.
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October 16, 2007
Aaron's Lawn Gnome
Gnome on the run! Aaron's lawn gnome, that is. Here he is stumbling upon a magical town full of gnomes in Minnesota:
I continued walking West today and stumbled upon a town called Dawson. What happened after that isn't all that clear to me. I just know that I don't remember the last time I was so excited. It must have been such an overwhelming experience that my brain doesn't know how to categorize what I went through today. Simply put, I met a town full of gnomes!
Read more about this crazy tale on Aaron's blog.
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October 15, 2007
Pillow Fight
Paulino Brener was at the Oct. 12 pillow fight in Minneapolis, outside the Walker Art Center. Were you there? Looks like it was tons-o-fun! Except, not as heavy as that sounds.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 04:32 AM | Comments (0)
October 09, 2007
SPAM Museum
Recent Minnesota transplant and nascent YouTube star Aspidrador is taking a video tour of Weird Minnesota. He started, naturally, at the Spoon Bridge then headed into the Wabasha Caves. To complete a perfect trifecta of Minnesota stories, he braved that little slice of pig heaven in Austin, MN: the SPAM Museum.
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October 08, 2007
Zombifying
What happens before the brains are eaten? Here's Courtney, zombifying before the Third Annual Zombie Pub Crawl last weekend.
MNspeak link to more zombie photos.
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October 05, 2007
Pirates vs. Zombies
It's that time of year, when fingers fall off in your martini and Bloody Mary is having another bloody mary. That's right friends, it's the Third Annual Zombie Pub Crawl. Watch the sweet trailer here by Chuck Terhark.
And now, on to this epic video from Jesse Roesler and Jeremy Wilker.
Minneapolis' biggest and bloodiest pub crawl, the Zombie Pub Crawl met the Pirate Pub Crawl last fall for a showdown worthy of rememberance. Join the Pirates or Zombies this Saturday, October 6 for Pirates Vs Zombies 2. For more info visit www.piratepubcrawl.com. For more short films, visit www.deliciousfilmworks.com.
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September 12, 2007
Minnie Indie #1
In case you don't know, Steve Barone is like the sweetest dude evar. He's in this genius thing called The Hawaii Show, and was shredmaster in Lifter Puller, and like The Hold Steady probably wouldn't even exist without him, right? Also, he's the mashed potato wrestling champion of the world.
Anyway, he has this crazy new local music/whatevs show called Minnie Indie. The latest show has a wicked Uptown bar fight, but I thought we should check out the show that started it all - #1, cuz that's Steve Barone's soul number.
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August 31, 2007
Farm Porn
The Minnesota State Fair has a building full of baby animals called "Miracle of Birth." Well, they should call it "Miracle of Porn" instead.
Please, don't let your children catch you watching this. Have a good weekend.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 04:51 AM | Comments (7)
August 06, 2007
Advice for MnDot
From Luke, aka eluko79: "Just in case the folks at the MnDot forgot how to build a bridge. These are all 30 levels in the Bridge Building Game."
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 05:01 AM | Comments (0)
July 10, 2007
Prince Car Alarm
This hilarious video imagines Prince owing the IRS for all those years his name was a symbol. How to pay them back? Yes, the Prince Car Alarm.
Produced by Charles Hugh Farleigh for UCLA's Mike and Ben Show.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 05:53 AM | Comments (0)
May 29, 2007
The Battle of the River
A war between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Everything was destroyed. The only way to survive is to have control... of the river.
A hastily-assembled student film by Biscuit Productions.
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May 23, 2007
Minneapolis Summer Incidents
Hey look, it's a rare video from The Honeys! Chuck and Lori have to tell you what's been going on in their backyard now that it's summer: Gunshots, petty theft, and beautiful surprises.
Share what's going on in your backyard. Make a video and drop us a line at story@mnstories.com. Operators are standing by.
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April 25, 2007
Robots are Very Dangerous
Aaron Cheeley has a new videoblog called Positive Contact. There's a lotta crazy stuff going on over there. About this video, he writes: "If there's one thing science fiction has taught me, it's that robots will one day rule over all humanity." True, dat.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 12:55 AM | Comments (3)
April 18, 2007
Random Guy Dances at the Bus Stop
The most important video you will see this year. From YouTube user ctveitbakk
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 08:57 AM | Comments (4)
April 02, 2007
Overnight at Work
Meet William Hessian, otherwise known as Billyjay on the Jumpcut video sharing web site. This video of what Billy does while bored at work may remind you a bit of another midwest vlog hero, Josh Leo.
Be sure to check out some of Billy's other videos, like chubby creatures and Just a Helmet.
Happy Videdoblogging Week 2007! There's no better time than the present to share yourself in video - Freevlog.org explains how. Drop a line to story [at] mnstories.com if you made a video with a Minnesota connection.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 08:23 AM | Comments (2)
March 28, 2007
Minnesota Oddity Road Trip
The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota - of course that's here. But how about the giant chicken statue in Delano? Or the two-story outhouse of Belle Plaine? Take a roadtrip of Minnesota oddities, courtesy of YouTube user zlorfik2.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 02:26 AM | Comments (2)
March 15, 2007
SXSW: Publicity babes
I have no idea what's going on here, but I know it had to be documented. Welcome to MTV's Spring Break 1993, WOOOOOOOO!
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 12:06 PM | Comments (1)
February 05, 2007
Nick Swardson: Day in the Life
A normal day in the life of Down-To-Earth Nick Swardson.
SEE ALSO: Backstage at ACME Comedy Club with Nick
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January 17, 2007
MnDOT is Retarded
Emily and her friend attempt to talk to the automated MnDOT guy.
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January 08, 2007
Cube Farm Samurai
"Kill Bill" meets "Office Space" - yes, it lives up to that. Directed by Dack and starring Adam Sellke.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 07:21 AM | Comments (0)
December 15, 2006
Celebrity Impression: Cliff Huxtable
I'm so excited Karina is back from her travels and vlogging on the Schmlog once again. This video just cracks me up.
Now that we've got "Desperado" and Bill Cosby out of our system, we'll be getting back to lots of great work from St. John's documentary students next week.
Have a great weekend, and share your videos: story@mnstories.com.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 06:14 AM | Comments (3)
October 27, 2006
Happy Vlogoween
Happy Vlogoween! We hope to see you at the MNspeak pub crawl.
We've got a bunch of videos from y'all waiting in the wings. If you've sent in videos, don't worry - they will served. Oh yes, they will be served.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 11:33 PM | Comments (1)
October 24, 2006
KSTP Dildo Cameo
I really don't know what to say...
Very special thanks to Taylor for sending this our way.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 09:36 AM | Comments (8)
October 03, 2006
Wad at the Ball game.
Take wad the crabby sheep out to the ball game and what do you get? Not your typical Minnesota Twins video.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 06:12 AM | Comments (1)
September 26, 2006
Wanda Searches for Michele Bachmann
I hope you didn't miss the big news. Drag queen podcasting superstar Wanda Wisdom proposed marriage to ultra-conservative Republican candidate Michele Bachmann. In this video, Wanda goes a-searching for her bride-to-be. I can't wait for the next video.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 06:07 AM | Comments (4)
September 20, 2006
Anoka Homecoming, 1989
Behold.... BACK-STAGE performing at Anoka High School's Homecoming in 1989. I had a mullet at Fridley High School in 1989 - I would've rocked hard to this action. Check out the dude shredding Eddie Van Halen-style then, and now: James Linborg.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 12:31 PM | Comments (0)
September 15, 2006
Brains! Brains! Brains!
In the midnight hour... she cried Brains! Brains! Brains!
Yes friends, it's the return of the Zombie Pub Crawl. Last year, Jeremy Wilker documented the gruesome festivities. This year he was not alone - there are plenty of zombie videos on the YouTube. This zombie karaoke comes to us from bxfilms.com. Rock.
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August 16, 2006
Peter Gets Lucky
In Nordeast Minneapolis, there lives a mighty Viking named Peter. Here's a typical day in the life of Peter. (WARNING - Quicktime links to a "not safe for work" unedited version!)
CONTRIBUTOR: Steven, my giblets
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August 15, 2006
Karina's Experiments
Karina is on a roll. First up we have a sweet musical experiment with PBR bottles called "The Warm Up". She has top secret plans for this bottled video technology. After that, a little pop-art time-lapse ditty called "Popsicleta". Back when it was sweltering hot, she even fried an egg on the sidewalk. Karina just got a new video camera, so do not attempt to stop her!
CONTRIBUTOR: Karina Hill
All week we're also running a sneak preview of the 2006 Sound Unseen trailer. The festival starts tomorrow and it's an amazing lineup.
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August 11, 2006
Uptown Girl
You are about to absorb a serious documentary film. It's about 3 cute bored girls having fun on Grand Avenue. Damn you, YouTube!
DON'T FORGET THIS WEEKEND: Node101 Vlogger Meetup, Saturday Aug. 12 in Watertown, MN at Cafn8ed coffee shop. Listen to MPR on friday for a report about vloggers getting together in real life.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 12:00 AM | Comments (2)
July 31, 2006
Corky on KARE-11
Words cannot adequately describe what you are about to see. Here's Chris Burke (aka "Corky" from TV's "Life Goes On") singing a song of celebration in the KARE-11 studios. This will be burned into your brain for the rest of your day. You're welcome!
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 12:25 AM | Comments (9)
July 26, 2006
Donkey Baseball
This is no joke, people. Welcome to rural Minnesota, home of milking contests and real live donkey baseball!
Duane Kuss writes:
Have you ever heard of Donkey Baseball before? There's a pitcher and a batter just like in the big leagues... but that's about as far as the normal game goes. Imagine playing a baseball game where in order to make your way around the bases you'd have to be riding a donkey. Imagine being in the outfield and finding the only way you can pass the ball from one player to another is by siting or riding a donkey. Then add to all this the personality of each of the donkeys and you have some of the most hilarious and funny video footage you have ever watched.
CONTRIBUTOR: Duane Kuss, DigElogROCORI
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 01:35 AM | Comments (8)
July 20, 2006
Mooki's New Toy
Last week, our kitten Mooki turned one year old. We got him a new leopardy scratching post to celebrate. Hooray!
We have a high tolerance for animal videos here on Minnesota Stories, so if you have any video, drop a note to story@mnstories.com. Be sure to check out Dan and Jen's Animal Friends for the best Minnesota wacky animal video action.
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July 17, 2006
Team Milking Contest
Hello eager vlog-beavers! Thanks for being patient with only 2 videos last week. We're back and ready to kick it Minnesota style with a whole lotta milk squirting into a bucket.
This is an event that took place at ROCK-FEST last weekend in Rockville, MN. Four teams compete to see who can get the most milk out of Molly the cow in 30 seconds. This makes for some great fun and you'll be surprised how much milk one team got in the bucket in just 30 seconds.
CONTRIBUTOR: Duane Kuss, DigElogROCORI
UNRELATED LINK: Homegrown Film is a great interview from mnartists.org with local film-types and our friends at Chasing Windmills.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 05:05 AM | Comments (3)
June 28, 2006
Band Malpractice
"I remember how it felt, and how things seemed, the first time I got drunk." We had to use that sentence in this 24-hour film, much like the 48 Hour Film Project. This was the first silly video I made with my friends back in the day. As you can see, my production value has improved not at all since 2001.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 02:39 AM | Comments (7)
June 12, 2006
On Vacation
Hello friends! We just finished an instense and fun weekend at Vloggercon in San Francisco (pics) and now we're taking a little break. So go check out Duane Kuss telling the story of DigElogROCORI - one of the best (and only) hyperlocal videoblogs around. Also check out the rock action at Lo-Fi St. Louis the lovely Worcester Diaries. Local vlogs are taking off!
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May 23, 2006
Computer Video Hot Dogs
You see what it's come to? Unless you people send in your videos, I'm forced to subject you to our weird home videos. WARNING: Contains F-bombs.
RELATED VIDEO: Hobbit House
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May 22, 2006
Nibbles the Duck
Do not be confused, video wanderer! This isn't Dan and Jen's Animal Friends—though they've got plenty of gosling and duck action on their vlog. This is a random duck encounter at the end of Art-A-Whirl. An Indian Runner to be more specific, a breed I'd never heard of, very much resembling a bowling pin.
Somewhat disturbingly, you can buy eggs on eBay and try hatching your own Indian Runner ducks. That's what the woman in this video did, intending to give the ducks to her dad. Sadly, only one hatched. I've seen how UPS packers throw boxes into a truck, so I can't imagine it's easy for them to survive. That's why Nibbles is a miracle duck!
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 02:29 AM | Comments (6)
May 18, 2006
The Pillow Cometh
May 20: Pillow Fight Club MSP
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May 15, 2006
Mix Tape Genius
Are you ready for some comedy? And, can you tolerate student film? If you answered yes to at least 50% of those questions, you're ready for Mix Tape Genius. Written (and lived) by my pal Jonathan, I hastily produced this for a video class several years ago.
Mix Tape Genius inexplicably and irrevocably screened at the Walker Art Center's DIG.IT festival on October 17, 2002.
For those seeking a peek behind the dark, vibrating curtain that is Gradley Wombish, here's an essay he wrote when he was 14.
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April 25, 2006
Geek Prom 2006
Behold! The supreme spaztastic spectacle of the upper midwest: Geek Prom. April 22, 2006 at the Science Museum of Minnesota. WARNING: Contains glimpses of male geek nudity. Seriously.
WELCOME ROCKETBOOMERS! This is the "director's cut" of the Geek Prom video. For more geek-related videos, check out Flickr Photowalk, We Media @ Carleton College, Bruce Sterling and Rabbit Esoterica.
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Girl Friday has a good roundup.
Slashdot thread - view at own risk
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April 03, 2006
Da Bomb
Kids + special effects = hilarity!
I was on a certain Minneapolis radio station awhile back, and one of the hosts said "Hey, my kid makes these funny little videos." Next thing you know I'm watching a DVD called "DA BOMB" full of adolescent hijinx. Featured here are Pirates vs. Ninjas, Assasinaton: Favre, Dragon Ballz, and Viva La BEN!!!!!!!!!! Directed by Sam. I hope one day I can show you a particularly bizarre work entitled Amish Bob and Toga Man.
SEE ALSO: Wizards & Swords
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March 24, 2006
Eternal Birdman
We first met Birdman and his devoted followers in Eternal Life. Here we get a glimpse at the inner workings of the Birdman organization, vaguely reminiscent of John Ashcroft in song and spirit.
Have a great weekend and send in your stories!
CAST: Jonathan as Birdman, Crystal as Pam, Lorika as Celeste, Kelly, Johnny.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 02:09 AM | Comments (5)
March 06, 2006
I Told You Not to Tell Anyone
Did you watch the Oscars? Brokeback Mountain got the shaft in my opinion. I should say I'm highly qualified to speak on the subject of moving picture arts, what you might call "film." I offer you Exhibit A. Though it was made in only 24 hours, you could spend a lifetime peeling away it's multitudinous psychological layers and paridoxes, like... like... some sort of paridoxical onion.
(only joking. just too tired and tipsy to edit anything new and cohesive.)
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 01:45 AM | Comments (10)
February 21, 2006
Mooki's Kleenex Box
This has been a long time coming. Our beloved Bengal kitten, Mooki, now has his own vlog: MookiTV.com. Cat vlogging is clearly the wave of the future! Check out Josh Leo's excellent Vlog Cats and David's Sphynx videos for more proof.
One of Mooki's many funny little talents is jumping through kleenex boxes. He also enjoys scooting around in long skinny Mountain Dew boxes, and of course bags of all shapes and sizes. We'll sure keep you updated on his tiny trials and tribulations, on a sporadic basis. This video was a collaboration with Lorika. She's learning to edit in Final Cut and taking the creative reigns for MookiTV - applause!
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January 27, 2006
Eternal Life
Couldn't you just live forever?
(p.s. - have a good weekend and send in your stories.)
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January 26, 2006
Toobin'
Vloggers are poppin' up all around Minnesota. Perhaps a sign of early spring? More likely people are discovering the joys of freevlog.org and blip.tv.
Today's video is a bit of critter tomfoolery from Dan and Jen's Animal Friends. Their hedgehog, Spike, acts an awful lot like a kitten. Speaking of kittens - I hope you don't hate them, because we've got a few feline videos in the pipeline. Don't worry, they're entertaining. And you don't have to watch them all at once. Unless you really want to.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 01:08 AM | Comments (5)
January 10, 2006
Rats!
Starfire takes a rat to a better place.
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December 28, 2005
Attack of the Ninety Foot Toys
From the twisted and creative mind of Jeremy Wilker (Zombie Pub Crawl) comes this terrifying tale of tiny giant toys run amok. See if you can spot Jeremy's cameo.
CONTRIBUTOR: Jeremy Wilker, moonpost productions
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December 24, 2005
Vlog Santa #4
FROM THE PRODUCERS: Welcome to the Christmas Eve episode of Vlog Santa, right from his living room in Mounds View, Minnesota. Get ready, because he's probably breaking into your house tonight.
THANKS TO THIS WEEK'S CURIOUS XMAS QUESTIONERS:
Tim from Reality Sandwich
Carp fishies from Bottom Union (Netherlands)
Alex from EllaGoes.com
PREVIOUSLY: Vlog Santa #1, #2, #3
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December 19, 2005
Vlog Santa #3
FROM THE PRODUCERS: Welcome to the 3rd episode of Vlog Santa. Vlog Santa is very busy this time of year, keeping track of the nitwits and answering your questions. Vlog Santa will go into deep hibernation in a couple of weeks, so send in your video questions today! Email vlogsanta@mnstories.com.
THANKS TO THIS WEEK'S CURIOUS XMAS QUESTIONERS:
Clark ov Saturn from ZipZapZap
Jay Dedman and Ryan Hodson
"President" Jeremiah Murphy from The News
Cristina and Jadelr from Chasing Windmills
PREVIOUSLY: Vlog Santa #1 and #2
MINNESOTA STORIES SCREENING: Come on down for a special screening of Minnesota Stories at Bryant-Lake Bowl this Tuesday, Dec 20 at 7PM. It screens as part of Rob Nelson's "Get Real" documentary series. No downloading - plus, you can drink! Please tell your friends. Word-of-mouth is vital to these screenings.
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December 13, 2005
Bathrooms
We feature the most pressing issues of the day here on Minnesota Stories. Today is no exception. There is a situation with unclean bathrooms at St. Paul's Central High School. Warning: This video is a little gross.
SOURCE: Central High School Multimedia
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December 11, 2005
Vlog Santa #2
FROM THE PRODUCERS: Welcome to the 2nd episode of Vlog Santa. We apologize once again for his unsavory demeanor and alcohol problem. We're especially sorry if Vlog Santa berated your video or your appearance. There are only a couple of episodes left, so send your video questions in today! Email vlogsanta@mnstories.com.
THANKS TO THIS WEEK'S CURIOUS XMAS QUESTIONERS:
Amanda from Rocketboom
Bryan Giese, aka "Vlog Elvis"
Great Stone Face from Stone Face Blog
Tune in next Friday(-ish) to see video questions from Tim of Reality Sandwich, Jay and Ryanne, and the White House.
Be sure to check out Vlog Santa #1 and #3, and Vlog Santa's appearance in the New York Times! Last but not least, watch for Vlog Santa's cameo in the outstanding narrative vlog Chasing Windmills next week.
Posted by Minnesota Stories at 04:03 AM | Comments (4)
December 02, 2005
Vlog Santa #1
FROM THE PRODUCERS: Please enjoy this premiere episode of the Vlog Santa program, vlogcasting from the real Vlog Santa workshop in Mounds View, Minnesota. Vlog Santa can be a little surly and, shall we say, culturally insensitive — so we apologize in advance. Get your questions in now for next Friday's show - video preferred! Email vlogsanta@mnstories.com.
THANKS TO THIS WEEK'S CURIOUS XMAS QUESTIONERS:
Steve Garfield - Boston
Rebecca - Hawaii
Stefan (sms;-) - the German speaking part of Europe
MissBehavens - NYC, sorry we didn't get to your question this week.
SEE ALSO: Vlog Santa #2, #3, #4.
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